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Wednesday August 21, 2013 5:03 AM

Ryan Dempster of the Boston Red Sox was suspended for five games and fined by Major League
Baseball yesterday for intentionally hitting New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez with a
pitch on Sunday night.

The league also fined Yankees manager Joe Girardi for arguing with plate umpire Brian O’Nora
after the incident.

Dempster threw one pitch behind Rodriguez’s knees and two more inside in the second inning. His
next pitch glanced off Rodriguez’s left elbow pad and hit him in the back.

Girardi sprinted onto the field, screaming at O’Nora for not ejecting Dempster, and was ejected.
Dempster, who won’t appeal his penalty, maintained that he wasn’t trying to hit Rodriguez.

Dempster was scheduled to pitch on Saturday at the Los Angeles Dodgers but could be pushed back
until Tuesday against Baltimore. The Red Sox are not scheduled to play Thursday and Monday and
could pitch their regulars on their usual rest and avoid a call-up or other juggling of their
rotation.

“At the end of the day, I think Major League Baseball does a really good job of thinking through
punishments before they hand them out,” Dempster said. “I thought it was in the best interest of us
as a team to go ahead and serve my suspension.”

YESTERDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Twins 6, Tigers 3: Justin Morneau had a season high four hits, including a two-run homer and a
two-run double, and Glen Perkins struck out Miguel Cabrera with two on for the final out to lift
visiting Minnesota.

Rays 7, Orioles 4: Alex Cobb (8-2) took a two-hitter into the seventh inning, Matt Joyce had
three RBI and visiting Tampa Bay won for the sixth time in seven games. Baltimore has lost six of
eight.

Yankees 8-3, Blue Jays 4-2: Robinson Cano hit his 200th homer among his four hits and also drove
in four runs in the first game, and Jayson Nix hit a tying homer in the seventh inning and a
game-ending single in the ninth in the second game, as host New York rallied twice for a
doubleheader sweep. Chris Stewart hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the first game as the Yankees
came back from a four-run deficit. The Blue Jays lost slugger Jose Bautista to a sore hip early in
the first game.

Dodgers 6, Marlins 4: Yasiel Puig came off the bench to hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth
inning for visiting Los Angeles. Puig was held out of the starting lineup after going hitless in
his past 11 at-bats and also drew a fine when he arrived late for pregame drills.

Brewers 6, Cardinals 3: Kyle Lohse (9-8) beat his former team for the first time in four tries
this season and Sean Halton knocked in a career-high three runs to lead host Milwaukee. Lance Lynn
(13-7) was roughed up in the Brewers’ five-run fourth, which included Halton’s two-run single with
the bases loaded.

Notable

• Texas placed right-hander Alexi Ogando on the disabled list for the third time this season.
Ogando (5-4) has an inflamed nerve in his throwing shoulder. He previously missed time because of
biceps tendinitis and shoulder inflammation.